4(Cine, Fot, TV)to taketomar una foto de algnto take a photo of sb, take sb's photo

5
(=apuntar)[+notas, apuntes]to take[+discurso]to take downnunca toma apuntes en clasehe never takes notes in classtomo nota de todo lo que me has dichoI have taken note of everything you have told me→ nos tomaron declaración en comisaríathey took (down) our statements o they took statements from us at the police station→ tomar por escritoto write down

9
(=empezar a sentir)le han tomado mucho cariñothey have become very fond of himles tomé asco a los caracolesI took a dislike to snailsMODISMOS tomarla o tenerla tomada con algn*to have (got) it in for sb *la jefa la ha tomado o la tiene tomada conmigothe boss has (got) it in for me

14
(=entender, interpretar)to taketomó muy a mal que la suspendieranshe took it very badly when she failedlo tomó como una ofensahe took offence at it, he was offended by it→ lo han tomado a bromathey haven't taken it seriously, they are treating it as a joke→ no lo tomes en seriodon't take it seriously

15♦
tomar a algn por
(=confundir)tomar a algn por policíato take sb for a policeman, think that sb is a policemantomar a algn por locoto think sb mad¿por quién me toma?what do you take me for?, who do you think I am?

16(sexualmente)
to have

17(Andes)
(=molestar)to upset, annoy

bverbo intransitivo

1(Bot)
[planta]to take (root)
[injerto]to take

2(LAm)
(=ir)tomar a la derechato turn right

3(LAm)
(=beber)to drinkestaba tomando en varios bareshe was drinking in a number of bars

4(exclamaciones)
¡toma!*¡toma! menuda suerte has tenido ...well, of all the luck!, can you believe it? what luck!¡toma! pues yo también lo sé hacerhey! I know how to do that tooMODISMOS ¡toma ya!¡toma ya, vaya tío tan bueno!wow, what an amazing guy! *¡toma ya, vaya golazo!look at that, what a fantastic goal!

5(esp LAm)*→ tomó y se fueoff he went, he upped and wenttomó y lo rompióhe went and broke it

ctomarseverbo pronominal

1
(=cogerse)[+vacaciones]to takeme he tomado la libertad de leer tu informeI have taken the liberty of reading your reportno se tomaron la molestia de informarnosthey didn't bother o take the trouble to let us know

4
(=entender, interpretar)to takeno te lo tomes asídon't take it that wayno te lo tomes tan a maldon't take it so badly, don't take it so much to heartse lo sabe tomar bienhe knows how to take it, he can take it in his stride→ se lo toma todo muy en seriohe takes it all very seriously